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Eight arrested for allegedly defaming government leaders and institutions on Social Media

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A police spokesman PIERRE NKURIKIYE said the suspects were arrested last Saturday in the capital, Bujumbura.

NKURIKIYE claimed the men were meeting to write messages to spread through social media sites, when they were picked up.

Burundi has been battling with political restiveness, with swirling anti-government protest and a coup attempt against President PIERRE NKURUNZIZA.

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